Floating wetland treatment systems (FWTS) are an innovative stormwater treatment technology currently being trialled on a larger scale in Australia. FWTS provide support for selected plant species to remove pollutants from stormwater discharged into a water body. The plant roots provide large surface …

The paper explores the process of early growth of entrepreneurial science-based firms. Drawing on case studies of British and Dutch biopharmaceutical R&D firms, we conceptualize the speed of early growth of science-based firms as the time it takes for the assembly (or combined development) of three types …

Climate change and urbanization will increase the frequency and magnitude of urban flooding and water quality problems in many regions of the world. In coastal and delta areas like The Netherlands and the Philippines, where urbanization is often high, there has been an increase in the adoption of sustainable …

Using Quick Scan methods for management of urban heat and flood risks.

"Gebiedsgericht werken staat kortweg voor een filosofie en methode om binnen een bepaald gebied naar problemen en kansen te kijken én te handelen." aldus Stan Majoor, lector Grootstedelijke Vraagstukken en coördinator van speerpunt Urban Management. Hij organiseerde een seminarreeks over dit onderwerp …

This paper addresses the following question: What is the current opinion and conception of ordinary Dutch people regarding the influx of refugees from the Middle East, and how can local government formulate a policy on this issue?

This final paper analyzes the reasons why the client, IHS, The Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam, faced decreasing numbers in the Latin American students in the past few years. The scope of the research is to determine the internal and external factors …

Storm sewers are known to significantly contribute to annual pollutant loads to receiving water bodies. The storm sewers of the city of Almere discharge the stormwater of 1384 ha of impervious area via 700 storm sewer outfalls (SSOs) to the local receiving water system. This water system suffers from …

Deze publicatie is de eerste in een reeks van het project 'Collectief aan de slag met participatie' van het fieldlab Nieuw-West, een onderdeel van het speerpunt Urban Management van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam.

This paper analyses how managed coworking spaces affect the innovation process of their members. Managed coworking spaces are working environments for independent professionals, with an active role of the manager of the space to foster collaboration and interaction. These locations emerged in the late …